934  
CDUS43 KABR 010724  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
224 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 52 312 PM 92 1992 61 -9 73  
MINIMUM 26 424 AM 12 1966 37 -11 42  
AVERAGE 39 49 -10 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 1.58 1936 0.08 -0.05 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.86 2.06 -0.20 2.42  
SINCE MAR 1 2.26 3.06 -0.80 3.84  
SINCE JAN 1 3.13 4.29 -1.16 4.30  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1954 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 3.9 5.2 -1.3 8.0  
SINCE OCT 1 38.8 41.0 -2.2 29.4  
SINCE JUL 1 38.8 41.0 -2.2 29.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 26 16 10 7  
MONTH TO DATE 663 668 -5 614  
SINCE MAR 1 1602 1781 -179 1500  
SINCE JUL 1 7170 8121 -951 7340  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 1 4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 5 1 4 0  
SINCE JAN 1 5 1 4 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 1000 PM  
LOWEST 39 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 95 1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 18 1961  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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